Mirror basis distance meter with view finder



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` ZIJWWM Y Patented Sept. A24, 1935 PATENT ,OFFICE MIRROR BASIS DISTANCE METEB-WITH VIEW FINDER Heinz Kppenbender and Martin Nowioki, Dresden, Germany,

assignors to Zeiss Ikon Aktiengesellschaft Dresden, Dresden; Germany Application January zo, 1934, serial No. 107,558 In Germany January 25, 1933 a claims. (ci. zas-2.4)

This invention relates to the combination of a distance meter with an arrangement for observing the object to be photographed. Theview finder is connected with the distance meter in vention. l

o such a manner that when the distance meter is being actuated the removing of the parallax between inder and lens takes place. When such apparatus is used the object to be photographed is focused through the View iinder combined with the distance meter and the latter is thereby actuated. When the distance meter is correctly adjusted the parallax between lens and view iinder has been automatically removed. When the lens has been adjusted to the distance read on the distance meter theexposure can take place at once and it is certain that the dimensions of the photographic picture are accurately the same as those of the view which has appeared in the finder. The distance meter mechanism may be connected directly with the lensadjusting mechanism so that it is not necessary to separately adjust the lens after the distance has been found.

Arrangements on photographic` cameras are known for removing the parallax of the finder arrangement after the distance of the object to be photographed has been `ascertained and the lens has been adjusted to this distance. With these arrangements it is, howeven l necessary. to estimate the distance of the obj ect to be photographed from' the lens of the camera and this distance has to be measured before the lens can be adjusted to this-distance.- Only then the desired view can be adjusted on the view iinder as only after correct adjusting of the lens the parallax between view finder and lens is eliminated. Such an arrangement is complicated and little suited for instantaneous exposures.

The arrangement according to the invention considerably simpliiies the taking of photographs.

An embodiment'oi the invention is illustrated, i by way o! example,in the accompanying drawing" in whlch- Fig. 1 shows a cross section of a combined distance meter and view iinder according to the in- Fig. 2 is a horizontal height of Fig. 1..l

The distance-meter casing, including the view finder located therein, is positively readjusted when the distance is adjusted. I and 2 designate the two mirrors of the distance meter. The mirror`2 can beadjusted by means of a knob 4 section taken'at hal! the through the intermediary of a cam S'shown inA dotted lines in both iigures. The casing 5 of the distance meter containing the optical means can be turned on a horizontal axle .6. The knob 4 is fixed on a short vertical axle l5 which extends 5 through the corresponding end of'the casing 5. A cam disc 'I is fixed on the axle IE- at some distance above the casing 5. The cam disc 'I contacts with a pin 8 fixed on an outer casing l5. A spring blade 9 fixed at one end on the inner sur- 10 face of the bottom plate of the casing I6 securely holds the disc l and the pin 8 continually in contact with one another.

The axis oi view of the distance meter is designaied by in and the view ander is situated in this axis. It is evident that, when the distance is adjusted by means of the knob 4 the parallax of the Vvievv iinder will be automatically removed.

We claim:

1. A combined distance meter and view nder for photographic cameras, comprising in combination an inclinable distance meter casing, means for adjusting the distance, means for varying the direction of view of the view finder simultaneously with the adjusting of the distance and in correspondence with the adjusted distance, a cam disc for actuating the. distance adjusting means,

a cam disc for actuating means adapted to com-` pensate the parallax, a common axle for both cam discs, and means for turning this axle.

2. A combined distance meter and view finder for photographic cameras, comprising in combination a stationary casing, a movable casing -mounted in said stationary casing, a resilient element in said stationary casing adapted to maintain said movable casing in its normal position in said stationary casing, optical elements in said movable casing for measuring the distance between the lens and the object to be photographed,

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